UFC officials today announced Germaine de Randamie (7-4 MMA, 4-1 UFC) has been stripped of the UFC women’s featherweight belt. Justino (17-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) and Anderson (9-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) will face off for the vacant title at the July 29 event at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. (via Twitter):

The title fight co-headlines the pay-per-view card, which follows prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass, though the fight card hasn’t been finalized.

It’s been a long and complicated road for 31-year-old Justino to compete in a UFC title fight. The longtime featherweight queen under the Invicta FC and Strikeforce banners was initially forced down to 140 pounds upon joining the UFC roster, where she earned dominant TKO wins over Leslie Smith and Lina Lansberg.

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The UFC finally decided it would open a women’s 145-pound weight class earlier this year, but the Brazilian said she was unable to compete within the desired time frame for the inaugural title bout, which resulted in UFC officials booking de Randamie vs. Holly Holm at UFC 208 in February.

That opened the door for Anderson, 29, to begin campaigning for a fight with Justino. The career-long featherweight is one of few to show enthusiasm toward challenging the dominant Justino, but it seemed her opportunity was lost after it was announced Anderson would defend her Invicta FC title against Helena Kolesnyk at Invicta FC 24 in July.

That fight will no longer take place, with Anderson making the jump to the UFC and immediately competing in a title fight.